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Page xiv
... priesthood , he thus petitioned : " I am desirous of translating the ' Atthakathâ ; ' give me ac- cess to all your books . " The priesthood , for the pur- pose of testing his qualifications , gave only two gâthâs , saying , " Hence ...
... priesthood , he thus petitioned : " I am desirous of translating the ' Atthakathâ ; ' give me ac- cess to all your books . " The priesthood , for the pur- pose of testing his qualifications , gave only two gâthâs , saying , " Hence ...
Page xv
... priests then read out the three books simultaneously . In those three versions , neither in a signification nor in a ... priesthood re- joicing , again and again fervently shouted forth , say- ing , " Most assuredly this is Metteya ...
... priests then read out the three books simultaneously . In those three versions , neither in a signification nor in a ... priesthood re- joicing , again and again fervently shouted forth , say- ing , " Most assuredly this is Metteya ...
Page xvi
... priest , and who may well have known Buddhaghosha during his stay in Ceylon . It is true that the statement of his writing the same book three times over without a single various reading , partakes a little of the miracu- lous ; but we ...
... priest , and who may well have known Buddhaghosha during his stay in Ceylon . It is true that the statement of his writing the same book three times over without a single various reading , partakes a little of the miracu- lous ; but we ...
Page xviii
... priest , learnt the whole of the Buddhist canon in three years ( p . 37 ) ; and that at the end of the third council he was dispatched to Ceylon , in order to establish there the religion of Buddha ( p . 71 ) . The king of Ceylon ...
... priest , learnt the whole of the Buddhist canon in three years ( p . 37 ) ; and that at the end of the third council he was dispatched to Ceylon , in order to establish there the religion of Buddha ( p . 71 ) . The king of Ceylon ...
Page xix
... priests had heretofore orally perpetuated the Pâli Pitakatraya and its Artha- katha ( commentaries ) . At this period these priests , foreseeing the perdition of the people ( from the per- versions of the true doctrines ) assembled ...
... priests had heretofore orally perpetuated the Pâli Pitakatraya and its Artha- katha ( commentaries ) . At this period these priests , foreseeing the perdition of the people ( from the per- versions of the true doctrines ) assembled ...
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